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Haiti: Older people now have a voice, but there's still a long way to go
By Bertin Meance, Posted 07 January 2013 See more by this blogger
2012 was another challenging year for Haiti. The country never fully recovers from an emergency before another one strikes. More than 400,000 people are still living in temporary camps three years after the January 2010 earthquake and thousands more... Keep reading
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Haiti: Snapshots from 2010
By Bertin Meance, Posted 23 December 2010 See more by this blogger
Survival When we arrived at the Asile Communal nursing home, all the residents were outside, in the midst of all the destruction. What to do? I went around, I found a woman selling boiled sweet potatoes. I bought the... Keep reading
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Older people are the roots of the trees
By Bertin Meance, Posted 14 September 2010 See more by this blogger
Bertin Meance is the Recovery Coordinator for HelpAge International in Haiti and an Age Demands Action (ADA) activist. Here, he talks about the preparations for the campaign in Haiti: More than 700 older people joined forces "In preparation for... Keep reading (1 Comment)
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Haiti: Six months on, life in the camps
By Bertin Meance, Posted 12 July 2010 See more by this blogger
Six months on from the devastating earthquake, life for older people in Haiti's temporary camps is still tough. HelpAge International in Haiti has been speaking to groups of older people in camps located in Carrefour, Cite Soleil, Delmas, and... Keep reading
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Behind the headlines: Haiti's nursing homes
By Bertin Meance, Posted 18 May 2010 See more by this blogger
Arriving in the town of Leogane, the scene is like a disaster film: Almost everything is destroyed. The buildings that remain are extremely damaged. They will have to be destroyed or will have to go through major reparations. Since... Keep reading
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